I Pod owners beware. Battery explodes causing fire.

From WNI Fire

22nd June, 9:45 a.m. Tuesday morning At Farmington High School, New Hampshire, the battery of an iPod exploded causing a fire and small explosion leading to a toxic fume scare. According to an article on Foster.com, the fire was started by a 16-year old boy when he was sitting in class bending his iPod back and forth. The battery broke and started to smoke and spark in his hands. He then decided, like most people would, to drop the iPod on the floor which caused a small explosion and a fire.

Students tried to put the fire out using water which actually made it worst. Eventually, the fire extinguished itself but caused smoke that smelled like acid which caused the students in the classroom to become nauseous and get headaches. The school was locked down and the ventilation system was turned on to clear the smoke so that students were able to finish their final exams.

Two students were taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure and all students that were effected were brought to the cafeteria to be examined by EMS personnel. For the rest of students, they went about their day as planned.

Although it is rare for iPod batteries to explode, it is not totally unheard of. When the lithium batteries that power iPods, get overcharged or overheated, there is a small chance that they will explode.

The last well know incident of an iPod exploding was in 2009 when Apple was sued by a Cincinnati, Ohio mother when her son was burned when his iPod exploded in his pocket.